Does the standardization process matter? A study of cost effectiveness in hospital drug formularies

Management Science

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1065-1079

  Kwon, Seok Woo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Effectiveness performance; Healthcare; Hospitals; Organizational studies

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERIES; EFFECTIVENESS PERFORMANCE; FLORIDA; HEALTHCARE; ILLINOIS; KEY PROCESS; NEW YORK; ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION MAKINGS; ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES; STANDARDIZATION PROCESS; STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; HOSPITALS; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 61849085359     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1070.0839     Document Type: Article

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